A group of Wrexham schools, alongside North Wales performance poet and previous Young People’s Poet Laureate for Wales Martin Daws have come together for a new project.
Eight schools within the county, including six secondary schools, St. Christopher’s School and Gorwelion Newydd Pupil Referral Unit have developed the ‘My Wrexham’ project which explores the thoughts, feelings and connection young people have towards their hometown through poetry.
The scheme acts as part of Wrexham County Borough’s long-term ambition to eventually be named as the UK City of Culture.
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Students from each school received collaborative poetry workshops with performance poet Martin centred on the theme of ‘My Wrexham’ which focuses on local identity and what it means to be from the area. The project specifically included pupils from vulnerable groups in expressing their thoughts and feelings about living in Wrexham.
The content of the poems gives a distinct and sincere reflection of Wrexham as a city and a county from the perspective of a young person, while reflecting the creative writing abilities of young people across the county.
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